O’Neil was signed by City last summer after leaving Norwich but the midfielder’s season was plagued by injury and he featured in just 30 matches as the Robins finished 17th in the Sky Bet Championship.

The experienced former Norwich, QPR, Middlesbrough and West Ham player will now hope to get a full pre-season under his belt before attempting to force his way back into Lee Johnson’s plans.

Gary O'Neil.

O’Neil, 34, has taken to Twitter to confirm that he is ‘hoping for a better run with less interruptions’ next term.